“While the first instrument I played was the modern oboe, the first instruments I made were harpsichords and organs. A talent for metal and woodworking as well as an attraction to early music led me to recreating woodwinds of the past. It was 1973 and I bought a metal lathe and designed and made my first instruments: cornamuse and bagpipes. The pipes were born of the revelation that, according to the iconography, pipes were played all over the Old World and in a multitude of forms. I remember the first thing I played, the Cantiga #1 of the Cantigas de Sancta Maria. It was a hit! No one had thought of using a bagpipe, in spite of the pipers dancing in the marginalia!

In the same period I bought a milling machine and started designing and making cane processing machines, profilers, shapers, and tooling for other makers. In 1983 I started working for Levin Historical Instruments and was introduced to and made a full array of woodwinds: bassoon, dulcian, clarinet, oboe, shawm, and recorders. In 1993 Leslie Ross, the bassoon maker, and I set up shop in New York City.

When I am finished with an instrument hopefully it will look beautiful. But it is the collaboration with a growing number of fine musicians who are further gifted with an understanding of bore and tone holes that turns my work into musical instruments!

"I carry garklein, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, great bass, contrabass, subgreatbass and subcontrabass recorders by Aesthe, Dolmetsch, Ralf Ehlert, Küng, Moeck, Mollenhauer, Paetzold and Yamaha. I have gemshorns, Moeck historical woodwinds, optimized crumhorns, as well as Wendy Gillespie (Lu-Mi) and Charlie Ogle Chinese viols and vielles by Puchalski. I also have Baroque and modern violins, violas and cellos. Sheet music, music stands and other accessories are also available. " ...

“I have been making replicas of historical bassoons since 1984 and modern bassoon bocals since 1993. The following pages contain information on current models.

These instruments are all handmade to order with most models offering a choice of wood, various tuning options, and custom requests such as silver keywork. Delivery times vary depending on the length of my waiting list and can be estimated when an order is placed. Please inquire about pricing and deposits, or write for any further information.

In addition, I very much enjoy, and am available for, restoration work of all kinds.

Along with workshop activities, this site also includes some notes and measurements - for which I would welcome any comments - as well as a glimpse of the work I do as a performer/composer/instrument builder.“

"Peter Noy has long dedicated himself to making flutes in wood. The finest quality materials, meticulous craftsmanship and intelligent, balanced design are combined to create beautiful instruments, sought after world-wide for their sound. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

“Richard Seraphinoff has been producing accurate copies of 18th and 19th century horns since 1983. His Baroque and Classical model orchestra horns are played regularly by hornists in period instrument ensembles throughout the United States, as well as in ensembles in Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, and elsewhere.

The various models cover music from Bach and Handel, through Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, into the early Romantic period, including the early valve horn.

His concept of making historical horns is that of making a fine playing instrument, copied as directly and meticulously as possible from an original from a specific period, with as few compromises and alterations as possible. Using measurements from the original, and traditional handworking methods and materials, an instrument is made that functions well in the type of ensemble or setting for which it was intended, and makes a sound that would have been familiar to, and respected by, the players and composers who originally used the instrument.“

"Sand Dalton began playing the baroque oboe in 1975 after graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied modern oboe with Allan Vogel. A year later he made his first instrument and began an extensive and on-going study of historical oboes which has taken him to many museums and private collections both in Europe and North America.

Concurrently, he has pursued an active career as a performer and teacher. Over the years he has performed and recorded with many ensembles, including the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Boston Baroque, the Handel and Haydn Society, Magnificat, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra of Vancouver, B.C. His long experience playing in baroque orchestral and chamber music has provided him with an ideal 'laboratory' in which to test and refine his ideas about making good musical instruments.

He has been of the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the University of British Columbia and Longy School of Music, as well as taught at the summer workshops for the San Francisco Early Music Society, Vancouver Early Music Program, Amherst Early Music Workshop and the International Baroque Institute at Longy. In 2000 be began directing his own summer workshop for baroque oboes and bassoons on Lopez Island in Washington State.

Described by CBC Radio as "one of the leading baroque oboists in North America whose fine instruments are played around the world." Sand Dalton is dedicated to making oboes of the highest musical and technical standard. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"Offering fine antique & vintage flutes of the 19th and 20th centuries restored to playing condition, including traversi, flageolets, whistles, and other woodwinds and modern reproductions of historical instruments. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

"We are your market for new and used high-quality recorders and accessories. All sizes of recorder are available for sale: sopranino, soprano, alto, voice flute, tenor, and bass. If there is a particular instrument you don't find on this site just contact me and we will try to order it. If you are not playing a former favorite our commission for consignment instruments is just 20% (for instruments $1000 and up, 25% for $500-999, and 30% for under $500) and we usually get a good price because of the quality we offer and our trial period return policy. We may also be able to purchase your instrument or collection outright, but the price is generally lower than the amount you would get if we sold it on consignment. Please feel free to browse and listen to the sound files for the instruments while you admire the visual details in the photos. More sound files will be added soon. " There are also 2 recorder workshops held yearly as well as some manuscript and recorder methods for sale.

"John McCann has been making cornetts of the very highest quality in the United States and Europe since 1975. His production includes all members of the curved cornett family from cornettino through bass as well as straight and mute cornetts.

The instruments are designed on the basis of detailed study or are replicas of originals in major European collections.They are offered in either modern pitch (a=440 Hz) or in the original, normally high, pitch (a=466 Hz).

Because of their uncompromising quality, John's cornetts have found wide acceptance among leading professional and amateur cornett players. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)